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I'm SOOOOO confused, I dunno wut to get...I'm 16, and need a labtop, for just like homework, chatting, and internet...I'm not paying for it, so like 100 or 200 more isnt that big a deal...I was thinking bout getting the 12" iBook, but now I seen the PowerBook...and I'm just confused...I guess all Mac comps are that good...I asked my dad if I could get both, but...na...so now I have to choose between the 2...my chouces are...
(PowerBook)
• 1GHz PowerPC G4
• 256MB DDR266 (256MB built-in)
• 80GB Ultra ATA drive @ 4200rpm
• SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
• 12.1-inch TFT Display

the price difference is like 7 bills...so if I want the PowerBook...I got some persuding to do...but if it's that much better of a Labtop, I will get that...What I like bout the PowerBook is the DVD-RW, and the 80GB HD...the rest of the labtops (except for Proccesor, and case) are pretty close...I'm not sure wut to get, can neone help??

Between those two? There is no competition, most definitely the powerbook.. the specs are way over the iBook.. PowerBook is a G4 instead of G3, it has another 100MHz, an extra 20GB of disk space, it has a Superdrive.. there really is no competition at all between those two!

Usually the only time any prices go down are when they come out with new ones.. and it's only the old hardware prices that go down and not the new. They just released new Powerbooks so I doubt the old ones will go down any further for awhile. iBooks.. no idea on when they'll be updating those, but I think they just updated them not too long ago.

No idea on the DVD-R either. When you don't work for Apple you do not have access to that information, and even if you do.. you can't tell anyone So you're not going to find that stuff out until someone leaks it. You can go to http://www.macrumors.com and watch them.. they usually have pretty good insight on things.

Personally for what you're going to use it for, I would say go with the iBook. You have zero need for the extra power in the PowerBook unless you'll be doing some heavy design stuff. For internet, chatting, and e-mail as well as school work type stuff like running MS Office, the iBook will be just fine and you'll notice little if any difference between and iBook and Powerbook doing those same things. Go with the iBook and spend some extra money to max out the RAM...you won't be sorry!

I'd also suggest that if you plan on maxing the RAM to 640, you purchase it from another vendor rather than from Apple. You'll pay roughly 50% of what Apple charges, and installing RAM into an iBook is a 5 minute job. If you really want/need the DVD-R feature, you could probably purchase an external DVD-R drive plus the extra RAM, and still spend less than the cost of the PowerBook. Plus, the iBook's software bundle is geared slightly more towards school use, which you may like. Can you tell I like iBooks?

As long as the rest of the computer has the features you want, then yes, I would simply get the standard 128 MB from Apple and purchase a 512 chip elsewhere and install it yourself. For an iBook, you'll want a PC 100 or PC 133 SO-DIMM, and you should be able to find a 512 MB chip for around $100.

what would happen if I put in the "333 PC 270"??...and I'm in Canada, so the $200, its prolly like $100 american...and wut is teh bigger size?? is tehre like a 872MB??

The RAM you buy must be compatible with the iBook, and the type you listed above is not. Maximum RAM for the iBook would be the onboard 128 MB + a 512 MB chip, or 640 total MB. I bought my RAM at MacSolutions, and I'm very happy with the product and service.